UFC, IFL Veteran Rory Markham Arrested for Aggravated Assault

The UFC and International Fight League veteran was arrested Friday
on charges of aggravated assault in Chicago, according to
Cook County Sheriff’s Department records. Bail has been set at
$50,000, and Markham is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview,
Ill., on Sept. 17.

Markham has not fought since March 27, 2010, when he suffered a
first-round technical knockout loss to Nate Diaz at
UFC 111. He owns a 16-6 record over the course of a professional
career that began in 2003.